In Cold Blood

Artist Truman Capote

Description

National Bestseller

On November 15, 1959, in the small town of Holcomb, Kansas, four members of the Clutter family were savagely murdered by blasts from a shotgun held a few inches from their faces. There was no apparent motive for the crime, and there were almost no clues.

As Truman Capote reconstructs the murder and the investigation that led to the capture, trial, and execution of the killers, he generates both mesmerizing suspense and astonishing empathy. In Cold Blood is a work that transcends its moment, yielding poignant insights into the nature of American violence.

Reviews

Good book

5

By VenStacey

Well written! I love his writing style. As someone else mentioned here it’s a true story that reads like a fiction which makes it hard to put down

Capote

5

By Kathyvalois

Best true crime ever.(and the first written in novel form).

In Cold Blood

5

By Danny 10XXXX

Awesome read! Loved the movie as well!

Definitely worthwhile read

4

By Always Changing

This really gets into the minds of the criminals more than I thought it would. Very awesome read.

AMAZING

5

By makenziespanola

I don't read much but this book was absolutely amazing!!!!! It's full of suspense I was glued to the book and finished it in two days. This book is so we'll written, capote truly did an amazing job telling the horrific story if this murder

Decent

3

By You're not me

Not great but not horrible.

Good but...

3

By Haroldnd2303

Hard to get past the first 2 parts. Yet, parts 3 and 4 are amazing works and keep you reading. A very good true crime read.

My grandmother grew up and went to school with this family.

5

By Lauren McKennzie

It's interesting to hear her talk about them as her friends and then read an outsiders views on the tragedy. Grandma tells me about them as she knew them and this gives me another view of how someone who didn't know them sees it. Great book.

GOOD

4

By 1554

A very good read. It has two typos, that the publisher has refused to fix as of this moment.

Exceptional

5

By Butterflii5

Awesome read in true Capote prose. I can't understand the criticisms about the wordiness. It's how Capote writes & necessary to portray the story with detail & sensitivity to the content. I couldn't put it down. A definite must read!